Because it could. These countries (Baltic States) have strategic value because of their location (ports, places for airports). Also the governing ideology in the SU that time was a communism which supported a global revolution, uniting the whole world under in a communist utopia.
Answer:
Jackson was criticized for appointing his own supporter to positions of power because this way Jackson would have more government officials in his favor, making the system unfair.
Explanation:
This was a part of Jackson's spoils system.
So they didn't become like a king
