On which date did Khrushchev accept the deal to end the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• A. October 29, 1962
• B. October 20, 1962
• C. October 24, 1962
• D. October 28, 1962

Answer: (D)

The moment the Cuban Missile Crisis began to wind down is tied to the public acceptance of a settlement by Khrushchev. On October 28, 1962, the Soviet leader announced that the missiles in Cuba would be dismantled and returned to the USSR in exchange for a U.S. pledge not to invade Cuba. This signaled that the two sides had agreed to end the confrontation, with the United States also promising to resolve issues related to missiles in Turkey in a way that would not throw the crisis back into a dangerous standoff. The other dates mark earlier steps in the back-and-forth and the escalation period, but it is on October 28 that the terms were publicly accepted and the crisis moved toward a peaceful resolution.