Progressivism is the advocacy for improvement by reform. This movement was used by Wilson in his endeavors for change. In 1917, he stablished the War Industries Board to supervise production of war materials. He used his authority to mobilize the nation and use advancements in science and technology for the fulfillment of his mission.
Because it decreases the likelihood of the results to be biased and adds weight to the results reliability
This person would have to be in 1990 B.C., because when in B.C., as the years go by, the number of the year gets lower. So the person was 10 in 1995 B.C., and 15 in 1900 B.C.