The term was widely exploited by Propaganda in the People's Republic of Poland.[39] The creation of a picture of the new territories as an "integral part of historical Poland" in the post-war era had the aim of forging Polish settlers and repatriates arriving there into a coherent community loyal to the new Communist regime.[40] The term was in use immediately following the end of World War II when it was part of the Communist indoctrination of the Polish settlers in those territories.[40] The final agreements in effect compensated Poland with 112,000 km2 (43,000 sq mi) of former German territory in exchange for 187,000 km2 (72,000 sq mi) of land lying east of the Curzon Line – Polish areas occupied by the Soviet Union.