Answer: Leopold attempted to convince the Belgium government to support colonial expansion around the Congo Basin. The government being indecisive led to Leopold’s independent act of creating a colony himself.
I think it will mean that the words of the question represent the key-words of your thesis. So you mustn't change the words of the question while writing your thesis
The sidereal day has a duration of 23 hours 56 minutes and 4 seconds approximately. The solar day has a duration of 24 hours. We have to convert the previous times to seconds: