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Assertion (A): Hitler attacked Poland to capture the Danzig Port.
Reason (R): Poland was accused of committing atrocities against the Germans.
- (a)(A) is true and (R) is false.
- (b)(A) is false and (R) is true.
- (c)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- (d)Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
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Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation — By the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was divided into two parts to give Poland a land-route to the sea and the Port of Danzig was given to Poland. As Danzig was inhabited mainly by Germans, Hitler invaded Poland in September 1939 to regain these lost territories. So (A) is true. Poland was also accused of committing atrocities against the Germans living there, so (R) is true as well. However, this accusation was a separate excuse put forward by Hitler and does not explain his aim of capturing the Danzig Port.