The correct order for declarations of war in the beginning of World War 1 is…

Germany declares war on Belgium -> France declares war on Germany -> The U.S. declares war on Germany -> Italy declares war on the U.S.
Russia declares war on France -> Great Britain declares war on Russia -> An assassin from Serbia kills the Archduke -> Germany declares war on Austria-Hungary
An assassin from Serbia kills the Archduke -> Great Britain declares war on Austria Hungary -> Russia declares war on Germany -> France declares
war on Serbia
An assassin from Serbia kills the Archduke -> Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia -> Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary-> Germany declares war on Russia

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The correct order of declarations of war at the beginning of World War I is:

  1. An assassin from Serbia kills the Archduke (Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria)
  2. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
  3. Russia declares war on Austria-Hungary
  4. Germany declares war on Russia
  5. Germany declares war on France
  6. Great Britain declares war on Germany

This sequence illustrates the chain of events that led to the escalation of conflict and the involvement of various nations in World War I.