peplum - a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse. 2. peplum - a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist.
) Mfecane war. According to Davies,(2003)The word Mfecane is from Zulu words meaning âCrushingâ, a period of wide spreading warfare plundering,disturbances,destruction and migration in Zulu land and in other parts of south Africa.
The defeat in the Franco-Prussian War led to the birth of Revanchism (literally, revenge-ism) in France, characterised by a deep sense of bitterness, hatred and demand for revenge against Germany. This was particularly manifested in the desire for another war with Germany in order to reclaim Alsace and Lorraine.