Red Week (Netherlands)

Red Week
Red Week
Part of the revolutions of 1917–23
Date	9–14 November 1918
Location	Netherlands
Caused by	Aftermath of World War I
Goals	Revolutionary socialism
Resulted in	No revolution

The Red Week (Dutch: Roode Week) was an unsuccessful attempt to start a socialist revolution in the Netherlands in early November 1918. The revolutionary attempt, which lasted nearly a week, from 9 to 14 November, which is why it is known as the Red Week. It is also known as "Troelstra's mistake" (Vergissing van Troelstra), because it was led by the Dutch socialist Pieter Jelles Troelstra.