Question

What unprecedented decision did FDR make in 1940? A. He decided to run for a third term as president. B. He decided to retire from the presidency before his term was up. C. He decided to resign from office in disgrace after a political scandal. D. He decided to take a six month leave of absence from his job as president.

Answer 1

A. He decided to run for a third term as president.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) He decided to run for a third term as president.

The unprecedented decision that FDR made in 1940 was that he decided to run for a third term as president.

On July 18, 1940, Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the Republican Party nomination to contend for a third term of the presidency of the United States. Roosevelt thought that it was his duty to continue to be of service to the citizens of America.

Well, he did not only accepted to run for a third term but for a fourth term too. In 1944 he again accepted the nomination to contend for another term.