Northern Eurasia, 08 Oct 1949: NATO and the Two Germanys
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28 Jun 1948Yugoslavia expelled
from Cominform over
Soviet–Yugoslav
antagonism

Aug 1948Independence
of South Korea

Sep 1948Independence
of North Korea

29 Aug 1949Soviets test their first nuclear weapon

1 Oct 1949Chinese Communists
proclaim People’s
Republic of China