togoland

"Classical trading colony, in which European merchants, protected by a minimal government presence, would trade with indigenous societies or develop extractive industries."

"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 people of Togo were completely disenchanted with the nature of the administration and found it unbearable."