Harry Truman tried to “scare the hell” out of the American people by giving the impression that the war between East and West is the one between communism and capitalism. He scared the American people by saying that the security of America was at stake (The Truman Doctrine - March 12, 1947, p. 217) in case communists are successful in advancing their doctrines any further encouraged by their victory in the countries like Greece and Turkey which was under its direct attack. It was by means of the Truman Doctrine that Harry Truman idealized the role of America in supporting and promoting democracy in other parts of the world. He stressed the importance of helping Greece which was struggling with militants by saying that the militants were actually