Prussian and German States Colonialism before

by Hamizan2000

Did Prussia or any of German States have any important colonies outside of Europe before being unified in 1871?

Generally it is accepted that colonialism brought many important wealth and resources for European powers to accumulate capital to kickstart industrialization and economic development, but what colonies did Prussia own that helped their own economic development?

Abrytan

Hi there, you might be interested in this post by the brilliant u/IlluminatiRex on r/badhistory where he discusses the German Colonial Empire, and why there's more to the story of empire than "colonialism was helpful for economic development".