The United States presidential election of 1900 was held on November 6, 1900.It was a rematch of the 1896 race between Republican President William McKinley and his Democratic challenger, William Jennings Bryan.The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish-American War helped McKinley to score a decisive victory.President McKinley chose New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt as his running mate as Vice President Garret Hobart had died from heart failure in 1899.
The Soviet Union became a democratic state.
In 1851 gold-seekers from around the world began pouring into the colonies, changing the course of Australian history. The gold rushes greatly expanded Australia's population, boosted its economy, and led to the emergence of a new national identity.
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