Prepare for Medical School. Before attending medical school to become an anesthesiologist, a student must have a bachelor's degree. This undergraduate degree can be in any discipline but a background in the natural sciences, especially biology, is essential. Strength in chemistry, mathematics, physics and English is also needed.
When the war began, the U.S. economy was in recession. But a 44-month economic boom ensued from 1914 to 1918, first as Europeans began purchasing U.S. goods for the war and later as the United States itself joined the battle.
In the economic arena, the war ended the Great Depression. Military spending that began in 1940 to bolster the defense effort gave the nationâs economy the boost it needed, and millions of unemployed Americans returned to work to make the weapons of war needed to protect the United States.