text_original: They also failed because a federation of towns could not hold its own when national states were formed, and be  cause the Baltic lost nuich of its importance when trade was diverted to the Atlantic.
text_transcription: THEY ALSO FAILED BECAUSE A FEDERATION OF TOWNS COULD NOT HOLD ITS OWN WHEN NATIONAL STATES WERE FORMED AND BECAUSE THE BALTIC LOST MUCH OF ITS IMPORTANCE WHEN TRADE WAS DIVERTED TO THE ATLANTIC
phonemes: ðeɪ ˈɔːlsoʊ fˈeɪld bɪkˈʌz ɐ fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv tˈaʊnz kʊd nˌɑːt hˈoʊld ɪts ˈoʊn wɛn nˈæʃənəl stˈeɪts wɜː fˈɔːɹmd, ænd biː kˈɔːz ðə bˈɔltɪk lˈɔst nˈuːɪtʃ ʌv ɪts ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns wɛn tɹˈeɪd wʌz daɪvˈɜːɾᵻd tə ðɪ ɐtlˈæntɪk.