The government-in-exile during World War II that maintained influence in Poland via contacts with the Home Army and persisted until 1990 is known as which?

• A. Lublin Committee
• B. London Poles
• C. Polish Government-in-Exile
• D. Provisional Government of Poland

Answer: (B)

The key idea is the Polish government-in-exile based in London that kept talking with Poland’s resistance and carried on as a diplomatic authority until 1990. After Poland was occupied, a government fled to the West and continued to coordinate with Armia Krajowa (the Home Army) through its London leadership, aiming to preserve the legitimacy and continuity of the Polish state. This London-based exile community came to be known as the London Poles, a label that reflects both its location and its ongoing role in Polish politics throughout the war and long after. The other options refer to Soviet-backed authorities established inside Poland during and after the war, not the exile government in London, so they don’t fit the description of an exiled government maintaining links with the Home Army and persisting until 1990.