Flag of the German Colonial Empire

Togo land 1885

Togoland was a protectorate in West Africa from the German Colonial Empire of from 1884 to 1914, encompassing what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana. During the period known as the "Scramble for Africa", the colony was established in 1884 and was gradually extended inland.

Quotes

• Classical trading colony, in which European merchants, protected by a minimal government presence, would trade with indigenous societies or develop extractive industries.
  • The Case for German Colonialism, By Bruce Gilley, Professor of Political Science, Portland State University The American historian Woodruff Smith in 1978

• The oral history of the German occupation, to my initial surprise, indirectly supports the model colony thesis emphasizing what oral historians describe as the "honesty," "order," and "discipline" of the German era. Oral history is shaped by the economic and political realities of its present, and thus, as it transforms over time, is a reflection of the specific era in which it is produced.
  • The Case for German Colonialism, By Bruce Gilley, Professor of Political Science, Portland State University ennis Laumann of the University of Memphis, by his own admission found in his field work.

• The people of Togo were completely disenchanted with the nature of the administration and found it unbearable.
  • The Case for German Colonialism, By Bruce Gilley, Professor of Political Science, Portland State University Togolese historian in 1969.

See also

• German Colonial Empire
• Colonialism

External links

• Map of Togoland
• Proposed flag of Togoland