The author, like many in Germany, thought that Hitler was just saying things to gain popularity, and to get elected. They didn't realize that once he was in office, the Nazis would create anti-Semitic laws that would persecute Jews. Even though Hitler made his true feelings known about the Jewish people in his book, Mein Kampf, most people did not think that he would send Jewish people to ghettos or commit genocide.

Which of these ideas did you include in your response?
A) Hitler’s ideology in Mein Kampf
B) Genocide and the Holocaust
C) Anti-Semitic laws
D) No one thought Hitler would persecute Jewish people the way that he did