1. Election
Simulation
Pre-AP World History

2. Election 1
State of the State
• Hyperinflation and government debt
are at an all-time high. In just 1
year, the price of a loaf of bread has
increased from $1 to $4.2 trillion!

3. Election 1
Candidates
• Candidate A
– spend money to boost consumer spending
• Candidate B
– complete government control over spending
and production
• Candidate C
– economic self-sufficiency
– lessen foreign influence on the economy,
thus boosting the value of the dollar

4. Election 1
Voting
Go to the polls!

5. Election 2
State of the State
• In addition to hyperinflation and
increasing government debt, your
country is now facing increasing
unemployment. In just 3 years,
unemployment has doubled from 15%
to over 30%!

6. Election 2
Candidates
• Candidate A
– continue spending on unemployment
benefits until a long-term solution can be
found
• Candidate B
– complete government control over economy
• Candidate C
– freeze pay, consolidate labor unions,
promote government contracts on public

7. Election 2
Voting
Go to the polls!

8. Election 3
State of the State
• Because of the increasing government
debt and rising unemployment, your
country is politically and socially
unstable, and previous attempts at
government coalitions have failed.

9. Election 3
Candidates
• Candidate A
– continue attempts to unify government
through multi-partisan coalitions
• Candidate B
– political and social revolution to rid the
country of social and political divisions
• Candidate C
– promote national unity through social
programs

10. Election 3
Voting
Go to the polls!

11. Results
Candidates
• Candidate A
– member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD)
• Candidate B
– member of the Communist Party
• Candidate C
– Adolf Hitler – member of the National Socialist
German Workers’ Party (NSDAP)
– Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei