History test terms 8/29

Mark Twain

a satirical novelist who wrote about American life in the late 1800s

Gilded Age

term coined by Mark Twain to describe the post-Reconstruction era which was characterized by a façade of prosperity

conspicuous consumerism

purchasing of goods and services to impress others

mass culture

similar consumption patterns as a result of the spread of transportation, communication, and advertising T

Joseph Pulitzer

an immigrant who became a publisher of sensationalistic newspapers

William Randolph Hearst

a competitor of Pulitzer’s who also published sensationalistic newspapers

Horatio Alger

a novelist who wrote about characters who succeeded through hard work

vaudeville

type of show, including dancing, singing, and comedy sketches, that became popular in the late 19th century