Question

why might kennedy have felt he won this confrontation with khrushchev?
kennedy forced cuba to break its ties with the soviet union.
kennedy accepted khrushchevs demand to remove the blockade around cuba.
khrushchev accepted kennedys demand to remove soviet missiles from cuba.

Explanation:

The Cuban Missile Crisis ended with the Soviet Union (represented by Khrushchev) agreeing to remove its missiles from Cuba in response to U.S. (Kennedy's) demands. This was seen as a win for Kennedy as it defused a major nuclear - armed standoff and achieved a key U.S. objective.

Answer:

Khru shchev accepted Kennedy's demand to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba.