If communism was allowed to spread through Greece, Turkey would be the next to fall followed by the Middle East. This would have a devastating effect on the world trade market and would result in another world war. If America was going to aid these countries, it had to pull together its financial and economic resources. .
Truman's Fair Deal exalted economic growth, rather than reapportionment of wealth or political power, as being the means for ensuring social harmony and national welfare. Therefore his administration insisted on an ambitious program of expanded foreign trade, while relying on the federal government to encourage high levels of productivity at home. The Advertising Council used the mass media to wage a campaign to roll back the liberal programs created by the New Deal. Specialization was the key to mass production, the more that one could produce in one day the more valuable they were. America had become the largest group of skilled workers and technicians that the world had ever seen and this brought prosperity. The Advertising council encouraged Americans to increase their output per hour so that prices drop and more people can buy goods. Although this rule of increased output and lower prices doesn't always work, it is usually the norm. The key to real security in America was unity in production. .
The National Security Act of 1946 created the Department of Defense to coordinate all branches of the armed forces, and established the National Security Council to advise the president. The Central Intelligence Agency was created under the National Security Council to investigate foreign and domestic affairs. After reviewing the nation's military and strategic needs, it was decided that a massive military buildup was the only option other than going to war. In NSC-68, American policy is described to be one designed to foster a world environment in which the American system can survive and flourish.