Why is it significant that the play takes place on the south side of chicago in the 1950s?

the answer would be 50's sitcoms reinforced traditional roles for men and women.

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the causes of the dust bowls were severe droughts,   lands became dry and hard, temperature was higher than usual, hot and dry conditions killed crops, high winds. because of those factors, the winds kicked up dry soil and created clouds of dust.