The Cuban missile crisis ended when
A) the United States invaded Cuba and overthrew Batista.
B) the Soviets agreed to withdraw their missiles in exchange for Kennedy's pledge not to invade Cuba and his agreement to withdraw U.S. missiles from Turkey.
C) Khrushchev agreed to end the blockade of Berlin.
D) the United States threatened to impose a strict embargo on all Cuban exports.
E) None of these answers is correct.
Answer: B) the Soviets agreed to withdraw their missiles in exchange for Kennedy's pledge not to invade Cuba and his agreement to withdraw U.S. missiles from Turkey.
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