Why was Nazi antisemitism not merely religious opposition?

Because it was presented as racial and political hostility

Religious disagreement concerns beliefs, rituals, or forms of worship. Nazi antisemitism went far beyond these matters. Nazis described Jews as a permanently different and dangerous racial group, even when an individual or family had changed religion or had no active religious practice. In this way, Jewish identity was treated as something inherited rather than simply chosen.

The Nazis also blamed Jews for Germany’s political, economic, and social problems and presented them as enemies of the nation. Thus their hostility was racial as well as political, not merely a theological dispute. Option A is correct. Options B and C deny the historical nature of Nazi persecution, while option D has no connection with the issue.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: Nazism and the Rise of Hitler. Topic: The Nazi Worldview.