Compared to our contemporary society, medieval ideas about justice were more flexible more harsh less violent less cautious

the answer  > more harsh

From the prevailing thought of the Middle Ages Justice was not applied to rich people just  was for  the poor

answer; proximity;

world war i had a devastating effect on german-americans and their cultural heritage. up until that point   german-americans, as a group, had been spared much of the discrimination, abuse, rejection, collective mistrust experienced by so many different racial and ethnic groups in the history of the united states. indeed, over the years, they had been viewed as a well integrated and esteemed part of american society. all of this change with the outbreak of war.