WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Many people still believe that the Nazis invented the famous German autobahn, and that the construction work helped eradicate mass unemployment in Germany. But this is a historical fiction.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1933, the Nazi regime-picking up the groundwork laid in 1926 of one highway connecting Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Basel-authorized the large-scale construction of the Autobahn, the most extensive highway system of its time.

Detailed explanation-3: -As Hitler rose to power in 1933, he wanted to show that his government could get things done in a way the Weimar government had not. Building the Autobahn was the perfect demonstration.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Beetle was commissioned in the 1930s by Adolf Hitler as the “people’s car” (or volks wagen in German). Designed by Ferdinand Porsche, the curvy car was affordable, practical and reliable. Three decades later, the “Bug” (as it was affectionately known) became a symbol of the 1960s and the “small is beautiful” ethos.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Volkswagen Beetle, meanwhile, with its friendly styling by the Austrian designer Erwin Komenda, and innovative engineering by Ferdinand Porsche, became the best-selling car of all time.