Although the Civil War _______ much of South's railroad network, it_______" growth of railroads in the North and West.
A) eliminated...decreased
B) accounted for., encouraged
C) displaced...dismantled
D) destroyed...stimulated
E) depended on., established

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The use of the conjunction 'although' in the beginning of the sentence implies the existence of a contrast within the sentence. The two missing words must therefore be antonyms of each other. Among the choices, it is only 'destroyed' and 'stimulated' which are antonyms of each other, and they complete a logical sentence. So, D is the answer...

Although the Civil War _______ Much of South's Railroad Network