Original sentence: During this period, people at every level of society were suspected of being Soviet spies or Communist sympathizers and were the subjects of investigations and questioning regarding their beliefs, affiliations and statements.In the years 1950 through 1954, McCarthy gained enormous national attention for aggressively investigating claims that there were Communist and Soviet spies and sympathizers inside the Federal Government.Joseph McCarthy became the most visible public face of this era of intense  anti-Communism, and as a result, the term McCarthyism was coined to describe both the historical period (roughly 1950-1956) and the practices that came to be identified with McCarthy.The American Heritage Dictionary defines "McCarthyism" as "the practice of publicizing accusations of political disloyalty or subversion with insufficient regard to evidence" and "the use of unfair investigatory or accusatory methods in order to suppress opposition.These inquiries were conducted by a variety of federal and local government committees as well as by private sector "loyalty review" agencies
Edited sentence: He was one of the most divisive people in Modern days, some feeling he is was a hero, fighting communism in the federal government, other felt his attacks were baseless, irresponsible and needlessly destroyed the life’s of innocent people.Joseph McCarthy was the most visible public face of an era of intense  anti-Communism.McCarthy continued to speak out against communist but was largely ignored until he died in office, survived by a wife and recently adopted daughter.McCarthy gained enormous noteriety for aggressively investigating claims that there were Communist and Soviet spies and sympathizers inside the Federal Government.McCarthy place in history is still being debated to this day.McCarthy's approval rating declined through 1954 and in December, 67 senators voted to Condemn McCarthy's practices