What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962?

Question

The failed landing of Cuban exiles in the Bay of Pigs turned attention away from the missiles
The Soviets backed down and pledged to remove the missiles in return for a U.S. pledge not to invade Cuba
Castro backed down and asked the Soviets to remove the missiles
Kennedy backed down and removed battleships stationed between Florida and Cuba

Answer 1

The correct answer is: The Soviets backed down and pledged to remove the missiles in return for a U.S. pledge not to invade Cuba.

The Cuban Missile Crisis reached a resolution when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to dismantle the missile installations in Cuba in exchange for a U.S. commitment not to invade Cuba. Additionally, there were secret negotiations that included the future removal of U.S. missiles from Turkey.