Germany / History / Kulturkampf. Kulturkampf (culture struggle), term referring to the conflict between the German imperial government and the Roman Catholic Church from about 1872 to 1886, predominantly over the control of educational and ecclesiastical appointments. "Musee Tintamarresque. Windthurst: Where shall I go, to Canossa? Bismarck: For the time being to Dalldorf; but I shall get out at the corner of Wilhelmstraße.". German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck and Ludwig Windthorst as his driver. (Ludwig Windthorst: German politician and leader of the Catholic Centre Party and the most notable opponent of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck during the Prussian-led unification of Germany and the Kulturkampf). Wood engraving after Wilhelm Scholz. (1824-93). From: Kladderadatsch, 1879.