Question

Assertion (A): Hitler attacked Poland to capture the Danzig Port.

Reason (R): Poland was accused of committing atrocities against the Germans.

Options

• (A) is true and (R) is false.

• (A) is false and (R) is true.

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Answer 1

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:

Hitler attacked Poland mainly to regain lost territory and secure the Free City of Danzig and the Polish Corridor. The German government also accused Poland of mistreating Germans; this charge was used as a pretext to justify the invasion, not the main cause.